Becky Hultberg is the president and chief executive officer of Apprise Health Insights, where she leads efforts to provide critical data insights that support health care decision-making.

Becky’s journey to becoming a national leader began in her work as press secretary for an Alaskan governor. But the transformational experience of watching her husband go through open heart surgery inspired her to work towards ensuring that all health care organizations have the resources they need to care for people in the same way they cared for her family. Becky went on to lead the Alaska Department of Administration (DOA) as commissioner, where she reduced state employee health care costs for two consecutive years and led the reduction of the state’s long-term unfunded health care liability by more than $3 billion. Following her successful leadership at DOA, she was tapped to serve as president and CEO of the Alaska State Hospital and Nursing Home Association before finding a new home in Oregon where she leads Apprise Health Insights and its parent organization, the Hospital Association of Oregon.

Her state-level success propelled her into national hospital leadership roles. Becky has served on the Board of Trustees for the American Hospital Association (AHA), and she currently serves on the AHA PAC Steering Committee. Becky also advocated for hospital regulatory relief in testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. 

Becky earned her bachelor’s degree in history from Abilene Christian University in Texas and her master’s degree in business administration from Ball State University in Indianapolis. When she’s not advocating for the well-being of her community, Becky spends time reading interesting things, watching sports, and recreating in Oregon’s beautiful outdoors.

Helene is an innovative clinical leader changing the way hospitals track and evaluate data, solve hospital capacity challenges, and manage critical resources. With a background in clinical access advocacy, Helene plays an important role on the Apprise team providing data analysis insights on the impact of health care policies. Helene earned a doctoral degree in nursing practice focused on integrating communications and teamwork to improve quality outcomes. Outside of work, she enjoys the outdoors, traveling, and spending time with her family.

Meghan leads the policy team and serves as the general counsel. She has a uniquely formed understanding of health care policy with an eye toward achieving pragmatic solutions. Meghan received her master’s degree in public health from Emory University – Rollins School of Public Health and received her law degree from Lewis & Clark Law School. Prior to law school, Meghan served hospitals as a consultant. During law school, Meghan was an extern, law clerk and head law clerk for the United States Attorney’s Office, District of Oregon. After law school, Meghan was a judicial law clerk for Judge Michael W. Mosman of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. Later, she advised hospitals and others as an attorney at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP. Outside of work, Meghan enjoys cheering on her children at sports games, traveling and serving our communities through mother-daughter volunteering with the National Charity League.

Sean has spent a decade in information technology and has been working in the health care IT space for the last five years. Sean earned a degree in computer networking technology that focused on Windows servers, networking, and application support. Sean is energized by the challenge of using technology to solve everyday problems. His hobbies include building show computers, video gaming with friends, and enjoying the outdoors. 

Yasmine supports Apprise Health Insight’s state partners as they implement the Healthcare Capacity System. She has a diverse work background that includes work in nursing administration during the pandemic and experience in tourism, convention planning, health care, and human resources. She has a bachelor’s degree in communications studies from Portland State University. Outside of work, Yasmine is passionate about travel, experiencing other cultures, and enjoying the outdoors with her husband and two young sons.

Kritika brings to her role experience at a global financial bank, the Oregon Health Authority and a public accounting firm. She has a strong background in accounting, financial analysis and policy development, and is proficient in a variety of accounting and finance software applications. Kritika holds a master’s degree in public accounting from Morgan State University. Outside of her professional pursuits, she finds joy in reading, hiking, gardening and spending quality time with her family.

Amy brings to her role more than 25 years of nursing experience at hospitals where she managed capacity, patient transportation, and a virtual patient safety program. She earned a bachelor’s degree in international studies, a bachelor’s degree in nursing, and a master’s degree in business administration in health care management. Outside of work, Amy enjoys reading, hiking, traveling, watching her sons play lacrosse, and cuddling with her two dogs.

Lisa leads the hospital association’s communications strategies to raise awareness of the public policies and advocacy efforts that strengthen Oregon’s community hospitals. She brings to her role more than 20 years of experience telling the health care story including her work as the public information and government affairs officer for a large health system, a senior consultant for a health care B-to-B public relations and marketing firm and an award-winning reporter for newspapers in Oregon, Texas and Utah. Lisa earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Colorado, Boulder. In her free time, she can be found trail running, mountain biking, doing CrossFit or moonlighting as a cab driver for her two sons.

Jason brings a fresh perspective to the hospital association, where he draws on a range of experience in finance and accounting. Prior to joining the team, Jason held various roles within the tax practice at PwC, as well as corporate finance positions at aerospace manufacturing and software companies. He has also served as treasurer and board member for other non-profit organizations. Jason has a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a double major in economics and finance from Seattle University. Outside of work, he enjoys golf and playing the violin with his community orchestra.

Sean leads the advocacy and communications teams at the hospital association, where he leverages his decades of experience working on Oregon health care policy and politics to build coalitions and advance priority policies for hospitals and their communities. In his tenure at the association, Sean led the successful 2020 ballot measure campaign to increase the tobacco and e-cigarette tax to ensure a dedicated Medicaid funding package. Prior to this role, Sean worked as senior advisor in the offices of Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber and Gov. Kate Brown, where he helped expand health care coverage to more than one million Oregonians. Sean earned his bachelor’s degree from Linfield College and his master’s degree in public health from Portland State University. He enjoys spending his time with his wife and two kids, on a golf course or agonizing over his beloved Chicago Bears.

With more than 18 years of experience in building analytic tools and managing data operations, Edward works to streamline data collection for hospitals by establishing robust quality assurance procedures for hospitals’ monthly financial and utilization data submissions and simplifying submission procedures for patient discharge data collection. Edward earned a bachelor’s degree in industrial management from Carnegie Mellon University. In his spare time, he is a competitive golfer and music collector.  

Chris is a technical lead contributing to the design, development, and maintenance of the Healthcare Capacity System database and reporting tool. He also manages a broad spectrum of data warehouses for Apprise Health Insights’ other data collection programs such as hospital discharges and visits, financial, and utilization data.  Chris is an Oregon native and has been a member of the Apprise team for more than 10 years. He attended Pacific University and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in history before attending Oregon Tech and earning a bachelor’s degree in health informatics. In his spare time, Chris enjoys hiking, spending time with friends and family, playing board and tabletop games, and PC gaming.  

Aaron is an expert at translating complex data into easily understandable communications that make an impact.  Aaron earned a bachelor’s degree in business information systems from Oregon State University. Outside of work, you can find Aaron enjoying the outdoors skiing, camping or mountain biking.

With more than a decade of IT experience, John brings critical expertise to his work with Apprise Health Insights. A Certified Information Systems Security Professional, John has redesigned internal networks and plays an important role supporting the company’s day-to-day operations. When he’s not working, you can find John planning or cycling a 50-mile-long bike ride.

Becca manages media relations for the hospital association and serves as project manager for its communications efforts. She brings more than 15 years of experience crafting communications that help organizations connect with Oregonians and shape community understanding of issues. Prior to joining the hospital association, Becca served as media relations lead for the state’s largest provider of Oregon Health Plan services and worked as a communications consultant. Becca earned her bachelor’s degree at the University of Texas at Austin. In her free time, Becca enjoys exploring the region’s parks and playgrounds with her two young children, cooking up a hearty meal and listening to podcasts.

Rebecca oversees human resources, office operations, strategic planning, organizational effectiveness and board engagement. She also leads the membership team. Her expertise spans health policy, organizational development and management. Prior to her current role, Rebecca was a part of the hospital association’s policy team and previously worked as a public health analyst for the Oregon Health Authority. Rebecca earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and a master’s degree in public health from Portland State University. Outside of work, Rebecca enjoys tending to her community garden plot and taking her dog for walks in one of Portland’s many parks.

Elyssa brings her substantial background in strategic policy and operational management to the Apprise team, where she provides direct guidance and oversight for team members on three portfolios: data collection and analyses, hospital reimbursements and the implementation of Oregon’s Capacity System for real-time tracking of hospital bed availability and its extension to other states. Prior to joining the team, Elyssa served as the health research data manager and budget administrator for the state of Oregon, and senior science policy analyst for the National Institutes of Health. She earned her bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from the University of Oregon and her master’s degree in public administration in international and public affairs from Princeton University. Outside of work, Elyssa enjoys travel, being active outdoors and reading. 

Mary Sue has been a core member of the finance team for more than a decade. A certified public accountant, Mary Sue works to ensure that Oregon hospital resources are safe and secure. She earned her bachelor’s degree in education from the University of Central Oklahoma and holds a master’s degree in accounting from Oklahoma State University. Outside of work, Mary Sue enjoys painting, reading, spending time with family and gardening.